Milton Caniff, who had created the aviation related comic strip “Terry and the Pirates,” starts a new strip, “Steve Canyon,” which, by showing the importance of airpower to the average citizen, becomes an unofficial recruiting tool for the Army Air Forces.
The rate of building B-21 bombers would speed up if the fiscal 2026 defense budget passes. But it remains unclear how much capacity would be added, and whether the Air Force would simply build the bombers faster, or buy more.
